We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Texas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
737,653 89.40% $83,642 H-1B
70,458 8.54% $108,072 PERM
8,917 1.08% $26,368 H-2A
8,047 0.98% $103,279 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Texas has seen a total of 825,075 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 737,653 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.40% of Texas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 70,458 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.54% of Texas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Texas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Analysts 3,948 $73,874 89.44%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 3,869 $62,074 88.23%
Web Developers 3,750 $59,081 87.54%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 3,368 $46,573 80.32%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 3,144 $46,608 80.89%
Information Security Analysts 3,036 $92,110 88.46%
Sales Engineers 3,013 $101,628 88.41%
Chemical Engineers 2,803 $94,937 85.35%
Statisticians 2,637 $75,766 80.84%
Physical Therapists 2,383 $72,426 77.24%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Architectural and Engineering Managers 352 $136,275 54.83%
Marketing Managers 309 $120,837 48.82%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 273 $58,787 44.83%
Operations Research Analysts 268 $55,727 45.19%
Chemical Engineers 256 $109,231 43.24%
Information Security Analysts 242 $102,802 50.95%
Financial Analysts 238 $81,863 50.32%
General and Operations Managers 225 $108,829 47.57%
Dentists, General 225 $114,802 59.37%
Computer Programmers 218 $78,525 63.93%
Texas Employees Over Time
Texas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 24,368 employees were hired. Texas peaked in 2024 with 76,794 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 15,362 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Texas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 30,008 $123,338 50.36%
Mexico 2,970 $106,169 41.77%
China 1,738 $78,289 47.09%
Canada 1,008 $94,285 43.02%
Pakistan 989 $55,045 46.63%
Nepal 781 $63,878 38.08%
South Korea 771 $41,915 50.20%
Philippines 667 $1,065,077 43.91%
Brazil 435 $74,240 43.20%
Venezuela 390 $81,612 42.62%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Stress Engineering Services Inc 52 $92,075 89.66%
Datanormus Llc 52 $89,529 89.66%
Techlance It Inc 52 $86,931 89.66%
Farmers Group Inc 52 $116,044 89.66%
Dish Wireless Llc 52 $101,673 89.66%
Squad Software Inc 52 $91,655 89.66%
Averon Solutions Inc 52 $95,252 89.66%
Skyworks Solutions Inc 52 $127,393 89.66%
Codeignitors Inc 52 $97,800 89.66%
Avs Solutionsinc 52 $92,559 89.66%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Victor Meier 1 $20,342 100.00%
Rohrbach Farms 1 $32,344 100.00%
Texas Ag Plus 1 $26,000 100.00%
Lance Augustus Gaillard 1 $32,344 100.00%
Wa Maltsberger Dba Maltsberger Ranch 1 $14,400 100.00%
Russell Lepard Farm 1 $20,072 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 34 3 1 $32,344 100.00%
Donnie Bulanek Farms 1 $20,342 100.00%
Edgar Erwin 1 $35,360 100.00%
Native Texas Nursery Llcnative Texas Nursery 1 $19,282 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gpi Real Estate Management Llc 3 $80,711 37.50%
Mfk Mobilelink Austin Llc 3 $48,443 37.50%
Tekvivid Inc 3 $94,023 37.50%
Syndigo Llc 3 $96,546 37.50%
Worley Group Inc 3 $121,430 37.50%
Horizon Tire Inc 3 $50,405 37.50%
Down Home Blessed Care Inc 3 $17,805 37.50%
Think Analytix Llc 3 $76,898 37.50%
Enphase Energy 3 $118,618 37.50%
Ns Hospitality Group Inc 3 $30,576 37.50%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Texas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Texas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Texas over all years is $83,642. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage